Selling bananas

Watercolor on Fabriano Paper

21 x 14 inches

Tried a different composition in this one. Do you like it? Critique and comments most welcome!

Boats moored at Princep ghat

Watercolor on Saunders paper

14 x 21 inches

Esplanade Traffic, Kolkata

Watercolor on Saunders paper

9 x 21 inches

The day was overcast following a cyclone on the eastern coast, when I clicked this reference photo, but what attracted me was the hustle and bustle at this place known as Esplanade, in Kolkata. The yellow taxis added some color to the scene!

Enjoy your weekend :)

My not-so-good moment

'Green Tram, Kolkata'

Watercolor on Fabriano paper

21 x 14 inches

This was one of those moments where you go on working on the painting hoping that at the end everything would be all right but it doesn't happen! First, I messed up with the shadows! It looked very flat and dull so I just poured and poured water on it till it became light...worked on it again and lost interest after sometime but kept going on (At this stage, faith is very important... :))to complete it! At the end of the day, I had this result! Don't think much of it! What do you think?

Painting with oils

'The Rickshawallah'

Oil on canvas board, 12 x 10 inches

Yes, you read it right…an oil painting this time! And that too after a long break of 3 years! I’m sure many of you won’t be aware that I first started painting with oils and later on switched to watercolors.

          This one was made quite unexpectedly ( Of course, I have been trying to find an excuse myself to paint in oils…lol) One of my facebook friends contacted me and asked if I’d be interested to conduct a workshop in painting but it had to be either in oil or acrylics. When I said that I have had some experience in painting with oil, he told me to practice a little…to get out my old box of oil paints and brushes which were stashed inside these 3 years. Unfortunately, the workshop didn’t happen for me but I made myself a little oil painting!

            However I doubt I’ll paint another one…I don’t quite like the smell of the turp…always gives me a headache and another reason is the mess of the oil colors , and not to forget the slow drying time! All the more reason for me to be happy with watercolors :)

Have a wonderful week ahead!

Yellow Taxis, Kolkata

Watercolor on Fabriano paper

21 x 14 inches

The yellow ‘ambassador’ taxis of Kolkata…one can never imagine its streets without them! 

Have a great week ahead :) 

Crossing the Hooghly

Watercolor on Saunders Paper

9 x 21 inches

The Morning Ferry To Bandha Ghat, Kolkata

Watercolor on Saunders Paper

14 x 21 inches

Waiting for passengers, Howrah

Watercolor on Saunders paper

14 x 21 inches

Just before Diwali, I had made a short trip to Kolkata. This is the first one I painted from my reference photographs...more to follow :)

Happy new year

'Pink flower'

Watercolor, 7 x 10 inches

Thought I’d begin this new year with a cheerful little floral painting! I wish you all a very happy new year and pray that this year be as cheerful and wonderful for everyone! :)

Last post of 2012

 'A boat ride on the ganges'

Watercolor, 8 x 21 inches

'Sunset at Gorai creek'

Watercolor, 7 x 21 inches

This is my last post for 2012. I'll see you all next year :)
Wish you all a very happy, creative and a fulfilling new year ahead!

A view from Dhimbam

Watercolor on Bockingford paper

10 x 14 inches

A quick watercolor work done sometime ago which I had forgotten to post.
Have a wonderful weekend :)

Some more studies

Some more studies in watercolor...all 5 x 7"

More sketches

Here are some more little sketch/studies which I did on 5 x 7" Brustro watercolor paper...
Wish you all a very HAPPY DIWALI!! :)

Portrait of Adora

This is my contribution for the Adora project…a project started by the father of a cute little baby named Adora in which he has commissioned more than 300 artists and counting, to create portraits of his darling daughter to be published on her blog.

See a total of over 480 original artworks on Adora here

http://growabrain.tumblr.com/tagged/Adora_Art/

Small sketches/ studies

Recently I bought small size watercolor sheets (5 x 7 inches) online, an italian brand named Bustro which I liked very much and since I had taken a long break from painting, I immediately made a few sketches to get back into the groove! Oh it was so much fun!  Posting some of the sketches here…

Recent paintings

'Business on Wheels'

Watercolor, 10 x 14 inches

'Blue Bike'

Watercolor, 10 x 14 inches

Due to a few other commitments, I have not been able to paint for more than a month now and this has been bugging me! However, I've heard from others that its good to take a break sometimes! What say?

My website

Hi all,

Finally I published my own website today which was on my to do list and which I kept postponing for a long time! Do take a look

 http://www.rameshjhawar.com/

P.S.

My blog's address is reset to rameshjhawar.blogspot.com

Have a wonderful weekend :)

All in a day's work

Watercolor on Saunders Paper

14 x 21 inches

Another wet evening

Watercolor on Bockingford Paper 300 gsm

14 x 21 inches

A Wet Evening

Watercolor on Bockingford Paper 300 gsm

14 x 21 inches

End of the day, Varanasi

Watercolor on Saunders paper 300 gsm

14 x 21 inches

Hi all…it’s been long…I recently got myself a new keyboard (synthesizer) and am now busy creating karaoke tracks on it (yes, I do it professionally... :) got a list of tracks to be made for a singer friend) that I couldn't get to paint all these days! Hope to complete the order in the next 2 weeks and get back to painting. Not being able to paint is really frustrating!

Posting a painting today which I did a while ago...a scene from Varanasi, one of the oldest cities on earth and an important pilgrimage for us Indians! The reference photo was provided by Laurent Goldstein who is a wonderful photographer and my online friend. Laurent is from Paris but he mostly stays in Varanasi now and considers it his second home. I intend to meet him personally the next time I visit the city!

Remembering Rafi

Mohammad Rafi (24 Dec. 1924 - 31 July, 1980)

My humble tribute to one of the greatest singers of Hindi cinema on his death anniversary today....

Boats by the pier

Watercolor on Bockingford paper

14 x 21 inches

A larger version of an earlier work...

Misty Munnar

Watercolor on Arches paper 300 gm

14 x 21 inches

One of my paintings which are currently displayed in the ongoing group show in New Delhi...
Have a good weekend :)

Invitation

Happy to inform you all that I'm a part of an invitational watercolor group show at Art Perspective gallery, New Delhi. The show starts tomorrow (12th July) and will continue for a month featuring works of 19 watercolor artists. Some of them are top notch and I'm really honored to have my paintings exhibited alongside theirs. So do drop in if you are in Delhi! :)

Plein air painting

Yesterday I went to paint en plein air (painting outdoors on location) after a long time. The location which I had selected was some 12 kms from my home, on the outskirts. The place was very quiet and except for 2-3 people who were least interested in what I was doing, I hardly saw any one there!

When I had visited the place last time, there was this old dry tree which I had wanted to paint but when I reached the spot yesterday, I was surprised to find the tree all covered with fresh new leaves…LOL. Nevertheless, I decided to paint it.

Painted 2 scenes there. Here are the images. Hope you like them!

Have a wonderful Sunday :)

My entry for Shanghai Zhujiajiao International Watercolor Biennial 2012

'Udaipur Vista'

Watercolor, 14 x 21 inches

Extremely delighted and honored to know that my painting ‘Udaipur Vista’ has made it through stage 1 and now will soon be headed to China for the Stage 2 selection for the Shanghai Zhujiajiao International Watercolour Biennial Exhibition! Wish me luck guys! :)

My online group show

My online group show on indianartcollectors.com from 1st to 31st July, 2012

Floating along the backwaters

Watercolor on Bockingford paper 300 gsm

14 x 21 inches

(Reference photograph courtesy of Suhas Dutta)

Had wanted to paint this for sometime now...Kerala is a wonderful place with its backwaters and lots of lush greenery, and more so during the monsoons. I had been there a couple of years back though it was a very short trip. Wish I could travel there now!
Have a great Sunday :)

Fresh after rains 2

Watercolor on Bockingford paper 300 gsm

14 x 21 inches

Again a larger version of my sketch...

Fresh after rains

Watercolor on Bockingford Paper 300 gsm

14 x 21 inches

Here's the larger and refined version of my earlier sketch...
Have a wonderful weekend :)

My Group show in Switzerland

“Aquarelles d’ Inde”, a group exhibition at Begnins, Switzerland which opened on May 10 and continues till the 1^st of July featuring works of 3 artists – myself,  Milind Mulick and Ekta Singha.

I feel really honored that my works share the same space with Milind sir’s of whom I’m a great admirer!

Minding the ducks

Watercolor on Bockingford Rough paper 300 gsm

14 x 21 inches

At first, I didn’t paint the human figure but after completing the painting, I felt something was missing and thought it would be nice if I could add a figure standing there minding his ducks while they frolicked in the water!

Sketchbook studies

Since I've got guests in my home right now (my sister and niece have come on summer vacation), I've got a little busy and haven't been able to paint much!
Recently, I got this new brand of paper called Decapo mainly for watercolor sketching. Its size is big (24" x 36") which, I then cut into 8 parts of 9 x 12", got them binded and BINGO...I have now a very affordable and nice little sketchbook.
Tried painting a few compositions of basically the same place from my photo references. Hope you like them! Have a great weekend :)

My Online Exhibition

'Rainy Day, Ahmedabad'

Watercolor on 300 gsm Bockingford Paper

21 x 14 inches

Made this painting recently from a reference photograph that I took a couple of years ago when I went to Ahmedabad. We are expecting some rains soon when the monsoon season sets in the neighboring state of Kerala. This will provide much relief from the scorching heat which we are experiencing right now!

This painting and some others are displayed in my online exhibition on the ‘THE TREE OF LIFE' which started a couple of days ago and will continue till the 15^th of June. Do take a look!

Have a great week ahead :)